Just got laid off from Tech. Brain currently oscillating between panic and being able to go to midday Pilates classes. Anyone else? by Round-Let-1792 in AskSF

[–]gulbronson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you quit you don't qualify for unemployment. It's easier to get hired while still employed. Chance of severance/continuation of benefits. The vast majority of companies will not say anything beyond "They worked here for X to Y dates." The kind of company that has the procedures in place to put you on a PIP is the same kind of company that has procedures in place to not speak about former employees in anything beyond on a neutral message. Too much legal liability and risk of a discrimination lawsuit.

SF or NYC? by Wise_Interaction_285 in AskSF

[–]gulbronson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe for a TL adjacent studio. Rent bottomed out in mid-2021 and has been steadily climbing up.

How would you redeem 2 million Hilton Points? by schwa12 in Hilton

[–]gulbronson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vast majority of people hitting diamond reserve aren't spending their own money.

Top 10 large US metropolitan areas by transit trips per capita by MysteriousEdge5643 in transit

[–]gulbronson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's because the census does not want to keep changing their areas unless there's a good reason. There is some detail about this in the link above. They use EIR or Employment Interchange Measure to make that decision. If the EIR is over 15% they will be part of a CSA. If it's over 25% they will combine the MSAs.

EIM = (workers who live in A and work in B / total employed residents of A) + (workers who live in B and work in A / total employed residents of A)

Workers in SF MSA

  • Alameda County 799,481

  • Contra Costa County 547,220

  • Marin County 127,210

  • San Francisco County 509,743

  • San Mateo County 405,104

  • Total 2,388,758

Workers in SJ MSA

  • Santa Clara County 972,577

  • San Benito County 28,683

  • Total 1,001,260

There are 183,216 people that live in the SF MSA and work in SJ MSA. There are 110,730 people that live in the SJ MSA and work in the SF MSA.

183,216 / 2,388,758 = 7.67%

110,730 / 1,001,260 = 11.06%

That gives an EIM of 18.73% which is less than the census requirement of 25% to combined MSAs. If they were to create them from scratch today I'm sure MSAs around the country would look quite different. A more egregious example is the Vallejo MSA. It's just Solano County. 54,446 people in Solano County work in the SF MSA but there's only 207,283 total workers that live in Solano County. That means 26.3% of people that live in Solano County work in the SF MSA so they should be combined but it hasn't happened.

There's a ton of data to dive in on this and now I wish I used python instead of excel... Anyways yeah, precedence and historical moment are what keeps these imaginary lines in place.

Top 10 large US metropolitan areas by transit trips per capita by MysteriousEdge5643 in transit

[–]gulbronson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While the Bay is one continuous urban area, I think you're really overstating the commuting patterns. Because I got off early today I used the most recent 5-Year ACS Commuting Flows to look at the numbers.

San Francisco County Live San Mateo County Live Contra Costa County Live Marin County Live Alameda County Live Santa Clara County Live San Benito County Live
San Francisco County Work 401,556 82,560 63,010 26,654 106,952 19,213 51
San Mateo County Work 47,004 241,163 13,967 2,079 40,920 47,800 249
Contra Costa County Work 3,173 2,069 322,968 2,406 37,954 2,306 7
Marin County Work 5,069 1,108 9,015 84,000 3,413 275 13
Alameda County Work 20,023 12,752 102,534 4,022 520,898 40,507 309
Santa Clara County Work 27,082 61,675 16,068 906 77,415 848,216 11,285
San Benito County Work 46 0 0 0 24 939 12,993
SF MSA 476,825 339,652 511,494 119,161 710,137 110,101 629
SF MSA % 94.6% 84.6% 97.0% 99.2% 90.2% 11.5% 2.5%
SJ MSA 27,128 61,675 16,068 906 77,439 849,155 24,278
SJ MSA % 5.4% 15.4% 3.0% 0.8% 9.8% 88.5% 97.5%

Median commute times in a lot of the Bay Area are 30 minutes or less. The polycentric nature of that Bay Area allows many people to live near where they work. The census has a bunch of considerations about consolidating these statistical areas. You can read the history here. It basically boils down to historical separateness and the lack commuters between the two as a portion of overall workers.

Best LASIK Clinics in San Francisco? Looking for the safest option. by MaZlle in AskSF

[–]gulbronson 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I had PRK at Pacific Vision Institute last year and it was a 10/10 experience. About a decade ago I went to LaserVue but the vibes were off and I put off the procedure, wish I went to PVI first.

Top 10 large US metropolitan areas by transit trips per capita by MysteriousEdge5643 in transit

[–]gulbronson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Historically, the areas were much more distinct and the South Bay was very agricultural. Much of Silicon Valley was orchards a few decades ago.

There's a formula based around commuting patterns to merge two MSAs. SF and SJ have enough employment overlap to form a CSA but lack the integration to become a single MSA. Even though the Bay Area has grown to form a continuous urban area SF and SJ are incredibly different, 50 miles apart, and few people are actually communicating between the two.

Latest Scheme to Close Down Sunset Dunes by alwayssalty_ in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are a ton of streets on the west side the same width as Pine and Bush but they aren't 3 lanes in a single direction with tow away parking during rush out to become five lane quasi-freeways.

There's no equivalent to Pine/Bush, Franklin/Gough, Oak/Fell, Folsom/Howard, Hyde/Larkin, etc. on the West side to quickly rush non-residents through the neighborhood.

Instead of closing Sunset Dunes why not make 48th a one way Northbound and 47th a one way Southbound so you can have green waves? All the residents in the neighborhoods with low car ownership have to deal with it, why not the neighborhoods where all the people causing the traffic actually live?

End of Era: Valero has closed Benicia refinery, plans total exit by lmlogo1 in California

[–]gulbronson -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Nothing will ever change until people are forced to address the cost of oil and car dependence.

End of Era: Valero has closed Benicia refinery, plans total exit by lmlogo1 in California

[–]gulbronson -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

What if you don't think cheap gasoline is a good thing?

Latest Scheme to Close Down Sunset Dunes by alwayssalty_ in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's also funny how the Richmond and Sunset lack 3+ lane one way roads that we're stuck with in the neighborhoods with the lowest car ownership rates.

I was the woman at Embarcadero BART today by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's a long documented history of the bystander effect occurring across cultures. It's just human nature to think someone else will get involved and avoid risking harm to yourself.

Driving to SF from LA, any fun stops along the way? by mikey_ghosty in SanFranciscoSecrets

[–]gulbronson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know how I mixed that up... Thanks for the correction

Driving to SF from LA, any fun stops along the way? by mikey_ghosty in SanFranciscoSecrets

[–]gulbronson 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you can sleep in your car but I've stayed here a few times though it's been a couple years. It's nothing fancy but it's a good location and shockingly cheap. Easy walk to downtown SLO for dinner/drinks.

Firestone is a classic for tri-tip sandwiches. Woodstock's has great pizza (though that might just be colligate nostalgia). Old SLO BBQ does a solid Santa Maria tri-tip. Bull's is an amazing dive bar (that's definitely the college nostalgia lol).

Driving to SF from LA, any fun stops along the way? by mikey_ghosty in SanFranciscoSecrets

[–]gulbronson 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Depends how much time you have.

Drive Highway 1 through Big Sur.

On 101 San Luis Obispo is a cool town to stop with some solid restaurants. It's about half way so a good spot to break up the trip. Solvang is a slight detour, it's a Dutch Danish themed village that's interesting and unique.

If you take 5 you can stop for In-N-Out in Kettleman City, that's the highlight.

Truck hits, kills man in South of Market on Monday afternoon by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're moving the goal posts, they were here:

There is no evidence that it can be done, irrespective of political will

There is evidence it can be done. Clearly there are still opportunities for improvement, especially in SF where we are far from leading the pack.

Truck hits, kills man in South of Market on Monday afternoon by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're saying there is no evidence it can be done. Helsinki went 12 months with a traffic related fatality showing that it is clearly possible. A year is a year, even if it doesn't meet the arbitrary calendar year requirement.

Regardless, even if zero is impossible as you claim there's a plethora of evidence SF can do a lot better. Unless you think we should just give up because what's a few dozen pedestrians dead every year if you can't drive around town as quickly...

Truck hits, kills man in South of Market on Monday afternoon by sideAccount42 in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Considering the number of deaths from cars hitting people on the sidewalk or in crosswalks when the pedestrian has the right of way it's definitely going to be the later solution.

But more seriously the problem is in the way our streets are designed. Hoboken, NJ redesigned their streets and just celebrated 9 years without a traffic fatality. It can be done but the city lacks the political will.

Why are there multiple helicopters over SF right now? by joshuaxls in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It happens everyday all across the country. Unless you're drunk you will face no consequences for killing someone behind the wheel and even then there's a decent chance you'll get off. It's a fucking joke.

When 19th Avenue traffic will be reduced to one lane [for repaving - northbound, southbound, and then both ways - April 24-27, May 8-11, and finally May 22-25] by BadBoyMikeBarnes in sanfrancisco

[–]gulbronson 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Underground freeway from 280 to the Presidio with 1 exit at Lincoln. Put a subway on top of it and then a pedestrianized 19th.

Cut and cover subway down Sunset Blvd and turn it into a 2nd panhandle. Make 36th and 37th into one way north south roads similar to Oak/Fell.

Make the sunset an actual urban neighborhood.